Elizabeth E DUNBAR

Born

2 May 1782 , Bridgewater, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

8 March 1860 , Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth E married Nathaniel DWIGHT 12 August 1804 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nathaniel DWIGHT was born 21 November 1772 in Belchertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Nathaniel died 16 November 1860 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. Nathaniel was the child of Justus DWIGHT and Sarah LAMB .

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Father: Robert Dunbar

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth E DUNBAR

Elizabeth E DUNBAR married

Nathaniel DWIGHT
Marriage date: 12 August 1804
Marriage place: Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Nathaniel DWIGHT was the child of Justus DWIGHT and Sarah LAMB

Children of Nathaniel DWIGHT and Elizabeth E DUNBAR

Harrison Dunbar DWIGHT

Born: 13 July 1806, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 July 1878, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1782
2 May 1782
Bridgewater, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth E DUNBAR and Nathaniel DWIGHT 12 August 1804, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

She was 22 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1806 Birth of Child
Harrison Dunbar DWIGHT was born 13 July 1806, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth E was 24 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death

Name: Elizabeth E. Dwight
Gender: Female
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Burial Place: Belchertown
Death Date: 08 Mar 1860
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 78
Birth Date: 1782
Birth Place: Bridgwater
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Dwight
Father's Name: Robert Dunbar
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 186141
Reference ID: v B p 4

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014

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Mount Hope Cemetery Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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Mount Hope Cemetery Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state